On Board Peripherals

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The Intel Z97 chipset is a single-chip solution, which is also known as a PCH (Platform Controller Hub). This chip has six SATA-600 ports, supporting RAID (0, 1, 10, and 5). The Z97 Anniversary offers those six ports.

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Figure 4: the six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset

The Intel Z97 chipset supports 14 USB 2.0 ports and six USB 3.0 ports. The ASRock Z97 Anniversary offers six USB 2.0 ports, two at the rear panel and four available through two headers located on the motherboard. There are six USB 3.0 ports (four at the rear panel and two available through a header), all controlled by the chipset.

The ASRock Z97 Anniversary does not support FireWire or Thunderbolt ports.

This motherboard supports 7.1 audio format using a Realtek ALC887 codec. This codec has the same specifications as the Realtek ALC892, except that the ALC892 has two extra channels for audio streaming. The main specifications for this codec include 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the analog outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the analog inputs, and up to 192 kHz sampling rate for both inputs and outputs, with 24-bit resolution. These specs are good for the mainstream user, but if you are looking into working professionally with audio editing, you should look for a motherboard that provides an SNR of at least 97 dB for the analog inputs.

The analog audio outputs are shared, which means if you want to install a 5.1 analog speaker set, you can not use the microphone and line-in inputs. There is no optical SPDIF output. There is a header labeled “SPDIF_OUT1”, where you can install an adapter to have a coaxial SPDIF output or to connect a cable to older video cards that required a physical connection to have audio on their HDMI outputs.

The portrayed motherboard has one Gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by the chipset with the help of an Intel i218V PHY chip.

In Figure 5, you can see the motherboard rear panel with a shared PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet port, and the analog audio jacks.

Figure 5: motherboard rear panel

In Figure 8, you can see the accessories that come with the ASRock Z97 Anniversary.

Figure 6: accessories

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• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Slots
• 3. Memory Support
• 4. On Board Peripherals
• 5. Voltage Regulator
• 6. Overclocking Options
• 7. Main Specifications
• 8. Conclusions